closed-door
adjective
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee
Examples of closed-door in a Sentence
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference following a closed-door caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on March 20, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Johnson tried to sell House Republicans on the FISA legislation during a closed-door conference meeting earlier Wednesday despite growing opposition, according to several members.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
The Senate has held closed-door meeting on the topic, and TikTok urged its users to contact Congress to protest.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The governor and the delegation will hold a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning that will include Biden administration officials from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Observer Managing Editor Taylor Batten and the newspaper’s attorney, Jonathan Buchan, urged Jennings and the city to reconsider the meetings’ closed-door status, arguing that his group fell under North Carolina law’s wide-reaching definition of a public body.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
In a closed-door deposition in February, Hunter Biden told investigators that his father was not involved in his various business deals.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
Enid’s mayor, David Mason, and the city attorney have told NBC News that Blevins took responsibility for the posts at a closed-door meeting in November.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to hold another closed-door hearing connected to Plocher Tuesday evening.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Johnson tried to sell House Republicans on the FISA legislation during a closed-door conference meeting earlier Wednesday despite growing opposition, according to several members.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
The Senate has held closed-door meeting on the topic, and TikTok urged its users to contact Congress to protest.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The governor and the delegation will hold a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning that will include Biden administration officials from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Observer Managing Editor Taylor Batten and the newspaper’s attorney, Jonathan Buchan, urged Jennings and the city to reconsider the meetings’ closed-door status, arguing that his group fell under North Carolina law’s wide-reaching definition of a public body.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
In a closed-door deposition in February, Hunter Biden told investigators that his father was not involved in his various business deals.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
Enid’s mayor, David Mason, and the city attorney have told NBC News that Blevins took responsibility for the posts at a closed-door meeting in November.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to hold another closed-door hearing connected to Plocher Tuesday evening.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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